Chorioamnionitis is a serious and undesirable complication of pregnancy, which could lead to significant morbidity and mortality, 1, 2, 3, 4 including cerebral palsy ...

One of the serious complications that can occur during late pregnancy happens when the amniotic sac (also called the bag of waters) breaks too early, which can allow bacterial infections to cause ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 32-week, 1,627-g newborn female, with premature and prolonged rupture of membranes, was delivered via cesarean ...

February 2, 2010 — Fetal exposure to chorioamnionitis combined with preterm delivery is associated with an increased risk for physician-diagnosed asthma at 8 years of age or younger, according to the ...

One of the serious complications that can occur during late pregnancy happens when the amniotic sac (also called the bag of waters) breaks too early, which can allow bacterial infections to cause ...

BOSTON — Despite a strong correlation between histopathologic chorioamnionitis (HC) and neonatal sepsis, the finding is not an independent marker of the infectious complication and should not be used ...

What is Intra-amniotic Infection? Intra-amniotic infection is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the fetal membranes, amniotic fluid, placenta and the uterus. Chorion is the outer ...

HealthDay News — Chorioamnionitis does not appear to be associated with decreased Bayley II scores at age 2 years, according to a study published in the March issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Emilie ...

Experts report that two drugs known to block inflammatory signaling prevent lung damage linked to chorioamnionitis in animal models. One of the serious complications that can occur during late ...

In pregnancy, sepsis is a potentially severe threat to both mother and fetus. We describe a case of Serratia marcescens chorioamnionitis associated with bacteremia and spontaneous abortion. A ...